Feeling the challenge of Florida golf vacation resorts

Feeling the challenge of Florida golf vacation resorts

There may be a confusing string of choices when it comes to golf vacation resorts. But one of the surest ways to book a dream golfing getaway is to head towards sunny Florida, specifically to the greens of Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra.

There are at least five rich hunting grounds for pars and birdies in the area starting with the layouts the Tournament Players Club (TPC). An unhurried game is what’s best at the TPC Stadium with its secluded holes allowing for concentrated play away from the prying steps of the flights behind.

Providing a stark contrast is a trek to the revered Ponte Vedra Golf and Country Club which was set up in 1928. Ponte Vedra’s Ocean Course foists a hurdle not for the faint of heart. Many spirits have been broken and balls buried to the lake at its signature Island Hole linked to main fairways by just a slim, solitary causeway, a mute witness to golf careers made and unmade in the historic annals of the game.

The TPC Valley Course provides another challenge to those who believe they’re worthy. Its strikingly beautiful greenery has deceived many as its choking narrow fairways lured a hook or a slice from the unwary.

Thankfully, there are more than enough diversions in the bustling city life of Jacksonville after mettle has been tested and proven at its golf vacation resorts. There’s shopping to be done at the boutiques of Avenues Mall, Gate Way Center and Regency Square where sophistication, opulence and elegance equal the exuberance offered by the Florida greens and fairways.